Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWallace “Wayne” Wyatt
Birth1927, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Death26 Nov 2006, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Burial29 Nov 2006, Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixon, Hamilton County, Tennessee
FatherMatthew Oney Wyatt (1898-1949)
MotherMathey Stoner (1900-1999)
Spouses
Birthabt 1933, Spencer, Rowan County, NC
Death8 Aug 2022, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Burial11 Aug 2022, Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixon, Hamilton County, Tennessee
FatherLuther Young Weant (1903-1985)
MotherSophia Beck (1908-2000)
ChildrenDale
 Joy
 Jill
Notes for Wallace “Wayne” Wyatt
Wayne Wyatt

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Wayne Wyatt, 79, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, in a local hospital.

A native of Salisbury, N.C., Mr. Wyatt served his country as a signalman for the United States Navy during World War II. After serving in the military, he attended Catawba College in Salisbury. He was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church and served as a deacon. Wayne retired with more than 37 years of service from Norfolk Southern Railroad as a general foreman over the diesel shop. He was a charter member of Chattanooga Area Relic Hunters Association. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to ride four wheelers.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Matthew and Mathey Wyatt.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Weant Wyatt; daughters Dale (Freddy) Hilliard of Ooltewah, Tenn., Joy (Bob) Colby of Apison, Tenn., Jill (Jeff) Brown of Cleveland, Tenn.; grandchildren Matthew (Erica) Hilliard, Lindsey Hilliard, Lauren and Steven Colby, Lucas Brown; great-granddaughter Brooklyn Hilliard; sisters Neveda Seawell, of Salisbury, N.C., Carolyn Fonseca, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.

Service: Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Baptist Church (Bonny Oaks Drive) with the Rev. Ken Clark and Joe Sanchez officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 2-8 tonight at Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Brainerd Chapel.

Memorials: Memorials may be made to Oakwood Baptist Church, Building Fund, Chattanooga, TN.
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